Figure formed multicycle vehicle



Dec. 17, 1940.

L. HARTMAN FIGURE FORMED MULTICYCLE VEHICLE Filed April 26, 1939 3 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor A itomeysj Dec. 17, 1940. L. HARTMAN FIGURE FORMED MULTICYCLE VEHICLE Filed April 26, 1959 s Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor lafgeize @zmn By @Am 406;.

A itorneys Dec. 17', 1940. HARTMAN FIGURE FORMED MUL'I'TiCYCLE VEHICLIIE Filed April 26, 1959 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Inventor i e/ gaffe fierimaln/ By M A tiomeys g Patented Dec. 17, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,225,560 FIGURE FORMED MULTICYCLE VEHICLE Lafayette Hartman, Bradley, 111. Application April 26, 1939, Serial No. 270,239

2 Claims. ((31. 280-113) The invention appertalns to new and useful an arcuate port o for c iving the remainin improvements in multicycle vehicles such as biportion of the stub I9 and is secured by suitable cycles and tricycles and more particularly to a means 2323 to the strap 20. As can be seen in vehicle of this character which has a figure Figure 3, the ends of the strap are bent lateral- 5 formed body such as that of a hors or other 1y as at 24 and suitably secured to the inner sur- 5 anlmal. faces of the side walls of the body I9. The principal object of the present invention Another strap 25 has one end bent laterally and is to provide a vehicle especially intended for use secured as at 26 to the rear end of the body I9 by children as a cycling vehicle which will simuand extends downwardly to the tail bar I5. A 10 late some form of animal and which in use will be Clamp Plate 21 s Suitable Securing means 23 1() highly exciting and amusing both to the users employed for securing the strap 25 to the tail and to observers. bar I5.

Other objects and advantages of the invention t t e forward end Portion of the herizontel will become apparent to the reader of the folframe 8 is the cross strap 29 which has its ends lowing specification. bent laterally as at 30 and secured by suitable 15 In the drawingsmeans 3| to the body I9. The intermediate porgure 1 represents a side elevational Vi w, tion of this strap 29 has the offset 32 for receiving Figure 2 is a top plan view. a portion of the horizontal bar 8. A clamp plate Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1. of U-shape and denoted by numelel 33 is used Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 1. in complement W th e Offset portion 32 of t e 20 Figure 5 is a fragmentary side elevational view strap 29 and hes se means 34 whereby the of slightly modified form of the invention. l mp p te is c e o e s p n against Figure 6 is a fragmentary top plan view with e horizontal bar parts removed showing the steering means of the As Shown in Figure the usual yc seat is 5 form of the invention disclosed in Figure 5. dispensed with and a saddle-like structure 35 is Figure 7 is a fragmentary detailed sectional mounted on the y I view on the line 'II of Figure 1. A modification of the invention is shown in Referring to the drawings wherein like nu- Figures 5 and 6 and this consists in dispensing merals designate like parts, it can be seen that with the handle bars I2 and shank II and ternumeral 5 generally refers to a bicycle construcminatin the barrel Within the heck of the 0 tion of generally conventional shape the same y At the pp end of the fork We 3 consisting of the upwardly diverging frame memp a iS secured and this has a p of bers 6-7 and the horizontal bar a. The bar a ard y d v d ar s l3l, the en s of which and frame member 6 joining the barrel. 9 i have openings therein for receiving the rear ends 35 which the shank of the fork I0 is journalled and f t ngated centralizing spr s 38-38, the 35 to which is secured the shank II of the handle forward ends of which connect to the bridle or bars I2. Numeral I3 represents the front wheel bit imitation structure 39 on the head of the horse which is carried by the fork Ill while numeral I4 or ed dy 1911- is the rear wheel Which is mounted between the Rings 40 are also dispose through the pe 40 tail members I5 and I6 of the vehicle frame. ings in the outer ends of the arm 31 and rear- 40 Numeral I'I represents the drive sprocket and wardly from these rings extend the reins 4|. numeral I8 is the sprocket chain which is trained Obviously, With the s Of these s 3 a d over the sprocket wheel I! and the small sprocket these reins 4|, the front wheel I3a can be steered on the rear wheel I4. without the usual handle bars and the springs 38 Numeral I9 denotes the usual stub which rises will serve to centralize the front wheel I3a in 45 from the upper portion of the frame and on cooperation with the occupants efforts. which ordinarily the usual bicycle seat is se- While the foregoing specification sets forth the cured. invention in specific terms, it is to be understood Numeral I9 represents a body of hollow conthat numerous changes in the shape, size and struction and in the form of a horse. A brace materials may be resorted to without departing 50 strap 20 is disposed horizontally in the body I9 from the spirit and scope of the invention as between the side portions thereof, the intermediclaimed hereinafter.

ate portion of this strap having the arcuate Having described the invention, what is claimed shaped recession 2I for receiving a portion of the as new is stub I9. A short stub member 22 is formed with 1. A cycle structure comprising a frame em- 55 bodying a front barrel, a handle bar shank arising from said barrel, a top bar extending rearwardly from said barrel, a tail bar inclining downwardly and rearwardly from said top bar, and a stub arising from the juncture of said bars, a hollow animal body disposed over said frame, and means to detachably secure said body to said frame comprising a body supporting bar extending transversely of said stub and including a pair of rearwardly diverging arms terminating in right angled ends secured to opposite sides of said body, respectively, a brace bar extending upwardly and rearwardly from said tail bar to said body and detachably secured thereto, a second body supporting bar extending across said top bar adjacent said barrel and having ends secured tovthe sides of said body, respectively, and a pair of clamping members detachably securing said body supporting bars to said stub and top bar, respectively.

2. A cycle structure comprising a frame, a front steering wheel and a front steering wheel fork, a hollow animal body mounted upon and secured to said frame, a pair of steering arms extending laterally from said fork upon opposite sides thereof, respectively, exteriorly of said body and in front of the breast thereof, a pair of tension springs extending forwardly from the outer ends of said arms to opposite sides of said body to center the steering wheel, and a pair of reins attached to the outer ends of said arms, respectively, for turning the same in opposition to said springs.

LAFAYETTE HARTMAN. 

